Part Time Spanish Instructor

Position

Part Time Foreign Language Instructor – Spanish (Instruction Department)

We are seeking Part Time Foreign Language Instructors to teach credit courses in Spanish. Applicants will be considered for teaching opportunities on a per course basis when positions become available. The role may begin prior to or during each semester. Successful candidates will complete application, resume, and transcripts, and will be evaluated for teaching assignments.

• Establish and maintain an environment conducive to student learning.
• Prepare for and instruct assigned course(s) through appropriate learning experiences and materials that meet overall course objectives and program goals.
• Adhere to the course syllabus and comply with Assessment of Student Academic Achievement.
• Evaluate student progress through day‑to‑day evaluation, written examinations, and overall observation.
• Grade assignments in a meaningful way to promote continued student growth, return graded assignments to students in a timely manner, and assign final grades for all students, meeting or beating all institutional deadlines for completion.
• Actively support student success through guidance, advising, and assisting individual students as needed.
• Participate in professional activities, which could include, but are not limited to, curriculum planning, examination development, textbook selection, program evaluation/revision and other professional planning activities.
• Participate in the Student Opinion Questionnaire (SOQ) process.
• Maintain professional knowledge and expertise, including compliance training.
• Utilize technology, including AI‑enabled tools and software, to support teaching, learning, student engagement, professional responsibilities, institutional service, and other duties, using such technologies consistently with academic standards, professional ethics, confidentiality requirements, and institutional policies.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Schedules vary according to class schedules. Part time Instructors may teach up to nine contact hours per week or 135 contact hours per semester. Employment terms are based on college enrollment and class enrollment.

• Earned Master’s degree or higher from a regionally‑accredited institution in Spanish or a master’s degree with a minimum of 18 graduate credits in Spanish.
• Demonstrated ability to use technology relevant to the discipline and faculty role, including the capacity to learn and appropriately utilize emerging AI‑supported tools, evaluate AI‑generated content for accuracy and appropriateness, maintain confidentiality, exercise professional and academic judgment, and uphold ethical standards in the use of technology for teaching, learning, and service.

• Recent, successful, post‑secondary teaching experience in Spanish courses.

$69.66

Washtenaw Community College does not discriminate on the basis of religion, race, color, national origin, age, sex, height, weight, marital status, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status as provided for and to the extent required by federal and state statutes. Nor does the college discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. Notice of Nondiscrimination and Other Compliance Statements is available.

Posting Number: 0603764